OAKLAND – Its that point in the season when guys are counting down the days to All-Star break when theyll get a chance to refocus their minds and ground themselves again.

Only thing is the reigning NBA champions are at a bit of a disadvantage.

The Warriors have the great honor of being the first NBA time to have four All-Stars two years in a row in Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. But with that honor comes something else  a lack of much-needed physical and mental rest.

Over the last week, Warriors coach Steve Kerr has been saying how much this team needs that break, especially because of their recent struggles.

They lost to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, 115-108, blowing a fourth-quarter lead for the first time in 37 games. Earlier last week, they had a 30-point loss at Utah and a 25-turnover performance in Sacramento.

Sure, they still have the best record in the NBA at 41-12, but Curry acknowledged that the Warriors are in a unique position because they have so many guys who will have less time to recalibrate than other teams.

Youve got to find whatever it is personally that gets you to a solid state of mind and feeling good about yourself, Curry said. Whatever you need to fill that tank up coming back to the break. Its a different challenge, yes. But its nothing that we cant handle.

Curry, however, said that the Warriors far from feel sorry for themselves.

I think there are All-Stars every year, decades and decade of guys, who have found a way to have that elevated intensity throughout the course of the season, do whatever it takes in that short amount of time in between, Curry said.

Kerr said hes grateful that the All-Star break was extended, something that he said will give his four guys a chance to catch their breath.

I think adding the extra days to the All-Star break is huge for our guys, Kerr said. I think it was two years ago that the league did that. So the game is Sunday night, the four guys who will be there will not be required to come back here until Wednesday late afternoon. That will give them a couple of days to maybe go sit on a beach somewhere.

Kerr said that the Warriors, perhaps more than any other team in the league, need to be focused each night.

Every game that we play on the road is circled on the calendar by our opponents, Kerr said. Teams come after us.